Both of my kids love dried fruit and fight over it like it’s candy. And sometimes, dried fruit can seem a lot like candy–especially when a bunch of sugar’s been added. That’s one reason I dig these new Plum Amazins. They have no added sugar at all, and are naturally lower in sugar (and calories) than…

When you are as tortured by the issue of screen time as I am, you talk to a lot of moms about it. Here are the ones at the extremes: 1. The mom who is quick to tell you that heck yeah, her kids watch TV–and a lot of it. “How would I ever get…

Snacks that claim to solve the dire problem of junk food packages being difficult to hold & pour Chicken shaped like bugs A slushee made into a candy that you spray out of a bottle into your mouth Frozen dinners for two year olds Chocolate cereal filled with…chocolate (that also glorifies bad spelling) What foods…

Let me make sure I get this straight: Because Michelle Obama isn’t a size zero like the ladies on the left, she doesn’t have the right to help kids and families with her Let’s Move campaign? I’ve heard variations of this joke before–from politicians and pundits on cable news shows who probably all have killer…